Our People | Whakaata Māori

Ā, ui mai ki a au, he aha te mea nui o te ao?
‍Then ask myself, what is the most important thing in the world?

‍He tangata, he tangata, he tangata
It is people, it is people, it is people

Our people at Whakaata Māori are critical to our success as Aotearoa-New Zealand’s Indigenous broadcaster.
Learn more about the leaders guiding our waka.

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Te Rūnanga Kaiwhakatere o Whakaata Māori

Board of Directors

Jamie Tuuta

Toihau

Board Chair

Peter-Lucas Jones

Toihau Tuarua

Deputy Chair

Whetū Fala

Kaiwhakatere

Director

Kingi Kiriona

Kaiwhakatere

Director

Dr. Reuben Collier MNZM

Kaiwhakatere

Director

Tiwana Tibble

Kaiwhakatere

Director

Holly Bennett

Kaiwhakatere

Director

Te Pae Urungi

Executive Leadership Team

Kaihautū

Chief Executive

Kaiurungi Ahumoni

Director of Finance

Andrew McNaughton

Kaiurungi Hangarau

Director of Technology, Operations and Strategy

Kaiurungi Pāpāho

Director of Content and Audience Engagement

Kaiurungi Toi Tangata

Director People, Language and Culture

Te Taurapa

Senior Leadership Team

Head of Content

Tūhoe, Te Whānau a Apanui

Head of Brand, Marketing & Sales

Ngāti Raukawa, Te Atiawa

Head of Media & Broadcast

Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu

Head of Facilities and Operations

Head of Technology and Platforms

Financial Controller

Head of Audience, Strategy & Insights

Peata Melbourne

News Editor

Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata

Head of Communications and Engagement

Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Tūkorehe, Ngāti Raukawa

Dr. Hinurewa Poutu

Head of Reo & Tikanga

Ngāti Rangi, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Maniapoto

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